Simon Ayriss

Simon Ayriss is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategic procurement and software licensing. Currently serving as the Strategic Procurement Manager IT at LANXESS since December 2018, Simon has a background that includes roles such as Manager License & Contract Management and IT Lizenz Manager at OBI Smart Technologies GmbH, where responsibilities encompassed global license management and contractual optimization. Additional expertise is drawn from freelance work as a Lizenzspezialist Software, and prior positions at Computacenter and Cyberdyne IT GmbH, emphasizing Microsoft licensing, software asset management, and technology consulting. Simon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Wirtschaftswissenschaften from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, alongside earlier education in Wirtschaftswissenschaften at Joseph-DuMont-Berufskollegium.